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Historical Event on 9/4/1825

Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1991Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.
8/27/1994Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.
10/19/1910Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
9/10/1920Subramhanyam Bharti, national poet in Tamil language, orator, author, editor, philosopher and revolutionary, passed away.
11/13/1998Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali.
7/31/1991Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
2/1/1972International Airports Authority of India established.
4/1/1954Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian to become the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 08/Nov/1960.
4/5/1957The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala.
5/8/1962Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal.